Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 meagerly · IPA adj. adv. 01 adj. same as meager, 2. Opposite of ample. 1. same as meager, 2. Opposite of ample. See: meager Syn. meager, meagre. 02 adv. Poorly; thinly. 1. Poorly; thinly.